Happy December!
This week we continued learning about the Festival of Hanukkah.
Students learned some interesting facts about the holiday which helped them to acquire new words and improve their vocabulary.
Some of the facts are:
- Hanukkah lasts for eight nights to commemorate how long the holy light burned
- Each night we light one more candle on the Menorah
- The word "Hanukkah" means "dedication"
- Dreidel comes in different sizes and tends to be made of wood, plastic or clay. Each letter on the dreidel means a different move while playing the game
We carried on with an amalgamation of 5 senses topic with Hanukkah, and students experienced it through different activities.
We made beautiful Menorahs from wooden sticks with pretended candles that our students can safely light for Hanukkah.
In Science, we explored density of water versus oil and had fun making oobleck.
This week we looked for creative and innovative ways to dress up our classroom doors for Christmas. Students were happy and eager to lend a helping hand and get their imagination run wild!
The Magic of Christmas Fundraiser
This holiday season, McKenzie Towne students and staff are encouraged to support The Magic of Christmas.
Every Christmas Eve, The Magic of Christmas loads up Calgary Transit buses that are magically transformed into “reindeer buses”, with hundreds of gifts and volunteers dressed as Santa and his elves. Then they deliver Christmas spirit into the homes and hearts of those who need it most. The school will be collecting until December 18. Please bring in new, unwrapped donation items (not food) and place them in the boxes located in the front foyer.
Please see the attached wish list for ideas of items to donate.
For more information or to make a monetary donation, please visit
https://www.themagicofchristmas.org/
Thanks for your support!
Fun Lunch
Our next Fun Lunch will be on December 20.
Fun Lunch is only for grades 1-4 and our EES students. Orders are accepted 1 week prior to the day.
• Go to healthyhunger.ca
• Log into your existing account or create a new one.
• Add your child’s information in the “add child” box – name, province, city, school, grade and class.
• All Fun Lunches will then populate – select the Order Now button!
Upcoming Dates
December 8 - NO SCHOOL - PD Day
December 19 - Festive Sweater Day
December 20 - Fun Lunch - Boston Pizza
December 20 - Caroling at 1:15 pm
December 21 - Pajama Day
December 25 - January 5 - NO SCHOOL Winter Break
Have a fantastic weekend!
Ms. Emma, Ms. Swapna and Ms. Veronika
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